Mama U-Seapa

"Steve Ferguson, a founder of the rock 'n' roll band NRBQ, died on Oct. 7 at his home in Louisville, Ky. He was 60. ""Hot mambo from NRBQ veteran.

Mama U-Seapa is a stellar slice of American music, with a capital A, in the biggest and best sense of the word.

The original guitarist in NRBQ, Ferguson left the band in the mid-'70s and dropped out of sight for twenty-odd years. Rumor has it he never fell out of favor in Louisville, Kentucky where he remained a cherished local treasure. He resurfaced for general consumption in 1994, turning in guitar and songwriting duties on Chuck Berry piano-man Johnnie Johnson's comeback album, Johnnie B. Bad. He followed that with his own effort on Schoolkids' Records, Jack Salmon and Derby Sauce, and now, Mama U-Seapa, a sizzling gumbo of blues, rhythm-and-blues, and real rock-and-roll, all served up with plenty of New Orleans spice". Jason Staczek

Steve Ferguson, guitar, vocals; Terry Adams, piano; Joey Spampinato, bass; Johnnie Johnson, piano; Tom Ardolino, drums; The Midwest Creole Horns; The Midwest Creole Singers; and many others.

Produced by Steve Ferguson and Howie Gano (with contributions by Terry Adams, Michael Lipton and Rick Mattingly), engineered and mixed by Howie Gano, mastered by Joe Gastwirt.